As part of the Canadian Red Cross' 3 year Building Resilience Project that focuses on sustainable agriculture, nutrition, risk mitigation, water and sanitation and vocational training a group of men and women from South Sudan were trained to use energy saving mud stoves. 117 men and women of Komiri Payam in Budi Country learned the importance of conserving the environment while reducing the amount of work that goes into collecting firewood and preparing food using mud stoves which are made from widely available local materials. The stoves, which can use grass and other organic materials like weeds, leaves, and twigs for fuel reduce the amount of deforestation (a big problem in South Sudan) and also reduces the risks associated with collecting firewood. Once hot, the stoves stay warm for hours and are safer than the traditional stoves used in the region.
To date over 380 stoves have been built in the 8 bomas supported by the Red Cross. The 117 trainees have not only built their own stoves, but they are also supporting their neighbours to build their own. The Building Resilience Project is a Canadian Red Cross initiative funded by CIDA and supported by the South Sudan Red Cross.
